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About Garad Village

Garad is a mid sized village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,307, made up of 656 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.2 hectares hectares.

Garad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 539.2 hectares
Population 1,307
Male Population 656
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garad compares

By the 2011 count Garad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 539.2 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Garad

Garad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garad from other places

Garad lies about 33 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Nityanand Dham, about 31 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Garad
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 17 km
Nearest railway station Nityanand Dham 31 km
Nearest town Bānswāra 33 km
District headquarters Ratlam 33 km

Villages closest to Garad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sailana tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Garad

As per the Census of India 2011, Garad village had a population of 1,307. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Garad village has 656 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garad has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Garad covers 539.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garad falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garad is Nityanand Dham, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garad.

Garad is about 33 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garad is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Sailana is about 17 km away. Nityanand Dham is about 31 km away. Bānswāra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalabhata (1.7 km), Kunda (2.9 km) and Salrapada (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Garad today is likely to be higher.

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